alt Hacker NewsThat was an interesting read, seemed like an overwhelming amount of data for why they should move off cockroach. All of my db work has been read heavy and I’ve never had a need for super fast multi-region writes. Is a multi-region write architecture possible in Postgres? I’m trying to understand if GDPR was the requirement that resulted in cockroach or if the lackluster multi region write was the bigger driver.
There are multi-master Postgres options like BDR (I think it’s since renamed; whatever EnterpriseDB calls it now), yes. Most people don’t need it, even if they think they do, and they also usually are in no way capable of dealing with the operational complexity it involves.
If you’ve ever administered Postgres at scale, multiply it by 10. That’s what dealing with multi-master is like. It’s a nightmare.